Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-04

| two pounds. It seems that there is
an organization among Oil mills to con-
| troll the cotton-seed market at Sc
to IS per ton of 2000 pounds; but a
farmer worthy the name knows they are
worth more than that as fertilizer.
| Runnels: Growth very small. Many are
talking of raising the article, and will no
doubt by another season raise 100 bales
or more. This season fifty bales will
cover the amount raised. Brown: Ow-
ing to the orouth all the crop that was
made was the top crop, which matured
after the August and September rains, as
frost stsid off uutil November 10. The
average over the county is about one bale
to fifteen acres. The first rain fell on Jsnu-
ary y, which was the first for over four
months. Mason: Seed is used for feed
for cows during the winter. Lampasas ::
| About 5000 bales raised in the county;
nearly all OF it sold. Falls: The crop
was cut Of By drouth, but gathered in
tue condition. The staple was good and
the cotton was very clear OF trash and
dirt. Seed Was lighter tnan usual. De
Witt: Tee storm Of August 20 destroyed
ell unpickeh cotton. Continued rains
| throughout September caused heavy
/
at 30 cents per 100 pounds. Marion The
Increase in acreage was completely Offset
by the droutn. Esstl4ud: The acreage
was considerably l3rger than in 1856;
about % per ceLt. being new land, and
not getting en- early stand, the yield was
small, the frost destroying il before open
Ing to great extent. The seed was af-
/ fected by TIE droutb. as a consequence
| Guadalupe: The crop bad and low price.
Don't make bread and meat enough 10
live on. San Augustine: The falling off
CT the yield of lint may be accounted for
to some extent by the blowing out OF dust
and sand in the process of ginning. The
damage Goue by the caterpillar was coun-
terbalanced by destroying the leaves
when the plant grew very
large, thus admitting the sun to the bolls,
causicg them to opeT readily and pre-
venting them from rotting. Rlckwall:
But little seed has been sold, as there
have been no railroad facilities for ship
ping and no oil-mills near. Montg merry:
The boll-worm appeared only on bottom
lands, producing luXuriant growth
The greatest injury done to the crop was
by rust, and the acreage has increased
the August and September storms caused
considerable loss OF lint or cotton opened
at the time, to-ether with considerable
loss Of bolls not matured or opened at the
time. Seed is generally fed to stock
Some seed is shipped and sold at
81 20 ST per ton, not paying the ordi-
nary hire of teams to haul it. Camp: The
crop was cut off by dry weather during
July and August, and the quality OF staple
was materially Injured by u rain-Storm in
the latter part If August, resulting in
much complaint as 10 sandy and Girty
cotton. Fisher: But one bale raised,
owing to drouth; over eighty acres
planted. Live O4k: Seed is used for
planting and 10 feed to cattle. About
one-fourth OF the crop was destroyed by
the storm of August so. McCalloch:
Two-:hirds OF TIE farmers Of thjE county
ara unable to buy seed planting,
owing to the disastrous drCuth. Tyler
Crop unusually good; fire staple and
quality. Favorable season for picking.